Aims to bring together some of the major perspectives and theories of leadership with some of the key practical … components of eastern and western philosophy. Suggests that the current leadership theories are good foundations from which to … move to a more practical and immediate experience of leadership. The major view put forward is that these concepts of …

Reveals that the need to develop leadership capacity among organizational managers has been on the increase since the …’s organizational managers need leadership skills to develop high performing teams and to cover the wider spans of control left in the … wake of downsizing. Presents the experience of one quality‐conscious, downsized, team‐based organization as a case study on …

This article addresses how for‐profit organizational management and leadership considers social responsibility. It is … companion article will continue the discussion of leadership and organization paradigms in the contexts of language and power in …

leadership behaviour. There are many problems with this overly simplistic approach, one of which is the transferability of the … telecommunications corporation. They were asked to comment on the various dimensions of the overall competence “leadership”, as it was …

in leadership. Drawing from a cognitive approach, the studies use metaphors as tools to illustrate the models of the … leadership construct that are prevalent in lay psychology in an atheoretical, decontextualised manner. The findings show that lay … concepts of leadership are less complex and more robust than academic concepts. Implications for both research and the transfer …

develop a learning orientation. Leadership theorists (Bass, 1985; Burns, 1978) have identified characteristics of leadership … which may be classified as transactional or transformational. The links between leadership and goal orientation are explored …. It was conjectured that transformational leadership would be associated with a learning‐goal orientation and …

Understanding the essential truth about what leadership is, is not easy. The problem is that each person sees … leadership through the lens of his or her unique virtual reality. We each interpret the world and major ideas like leadership … perspectives. This paper explores alternative leadership realities. It concludes that most of us must progress through each of five …

development of leadership within their organizations. Innovative “leaders developing leaders” programs in PepsiCo, General … Electric and Shell are described as examples of tangible and effective ways that can be used for successful leadership … incorporate senior executive involvement in leadership development programs are put forward as well as factors that need to be …

This study is concerned with the determination of the most common and effective leadership style in a non …‐Western culturally mixed environment, and with the exploration of the correlates of leadership style in such a context. Results indicate … that consultative style was the most common and effective leadership style in such an environment. Furthermore, findings …